Beyond the Foster Label

(00:00:00) The Hidden Reality of Aging Out of Foster Care

(00:00:29) A Journey Through the System

(00:03:36) The Power of Belief and Support

(00:09:28) The Importance of Identity and Photos

(00:15:33) The Text That Changed Everything

(00:17:04) Support the Advisor with Stacy Johnson

(00:17:36) The Reality of Aging Out

(00:21:09) Breaking the Cycle of Trauma

(00:28:51) Central Texas Table of Grace: A Comprehensive Approach

(00:31:32) The Value of Consistency and Community

Foster care ended for one young woman on her 18th birthday: dropped off in downtown Houston with no money, no phone, no ID, drawing paper from a bowl for a shelter bed she didn't get. That text changed everything for Stacy Johnson — who entered care at two, survived nine placements, and emancipated herself at sixteen.

Now Founder/CEO of Central Texas Table of Grace and a TEDx speaker, she's raising the last $1.8 million of a $15 million campus serving kids from zero to 21-plus. She breaks down why housing alone fails, why kids don't need perfect homes — just stable ones — and what one consistent adult actually interrupts. You'll leave knowing exactly how to be that person.

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